Sweetnam seventh in the world

CORK native Shane Sweetnam, who scored another five-star win in Florida last week, has moved up to seventh in the Longines FEI world jumping rankings after a recent series of impressive results. He is joined by six of his compatriots in the top fifty, with Daniel Coyle the next best Irish rider in 15th, followed by Cian O’Connor (22nd), Darragh Kenny (33rd), Conor Swail (36th), Jordan Coyle (38th) and Bertram Allen (45th). Tipperary’s Tom Wachman now lies fourth in the world U25 rankings, while Star of the Month for March nominee Niamh McEvoy has moved up to 11th following a consistent run of form on the Andalucia Sunshine Tour.